Primate communication in the pure ultrasound.

نویسندگان

  • Marissa A Ramsier
  • Andrew J Cunningham
  • Gillian L Moritz
  • James J Finneran
  • Cathy V Williams
  • Perry S Ong
  • Sharon L Gursky-Doyen
  • Nathaniel J Dominy
چکیده

Few mammals-cetaceans, domestic cats and select bats and rodents-can send and receive vocal signals contained within the ultrasonic domain, or pure ultrasound (greater than 20 kHz). Here, we use the auditory brainstem response (ABR) method to demonstrate that a species of nocturnal primate, the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), has a high-frequency limit of auditory sensitivity of ca 91 kHz. We also recorded a vocalization with a dominant frequency of 70 kHz. Such values are among the highest recorded for any terrestrial mammal, and a relatively extreme example of ultrasonic communication. For Philippine tarsiers, ultrasonic vocalizations might represent a private channel of communication that subverts detection by predators, prey and competitors, enhances energetic efficiency, or improves detection against low-frequency background noise.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Biology letters

دوره 8 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012